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and the title song from their 1993 and 1994

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''. The August 1993 7" single (catalog number: SM1 or 7SM1) includes a cover of "Serious Drugs", a 1992 single by BMX Bandits later included on their 1993 album, "Life Goes On". That 1993 single was the first in a series of five releases by various bands on Fire Records under the Spawning Monsters moniker. The April 1994 7" single (catalog number: blaze68) and CD single (catalog number: blaze68cd) include a cover of " Ask", a 1986 single by

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". Both the 12" single and the CD single include a cover of "Winsor Dam", a 1991 recording by

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that did not receive its formal release until the 2008 compilation album, '' Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology''. Note that while both the 12" single and CD single attribute the writing credits for "Winsor Dam" to Goffrier/Oliphant/Michener/Wallik, other sources identify the writer of the song as Big Dipper guitarist, Gary Waleik. The 1994 single entered the UK singles charts on April 23, 1994, spending only one week there."Mrs. Washington"
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. The photo appears to be from the same session as the photo on the cover of the Full-On Bloom EP.

Track listing

UK Single (Fire Records) Catalog Number: SM1 or 7SM1 (1993), Format: 7" single #"Mrs. Washington" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) #"Serious Drugs" (Duglas T. Stewart, Norman Blake, Joe McAlinden) UK Single (Fire Records) Catalog Number: blaze68 (1994), Format: 7" single #"Mrs. Washington" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) #" Ask" (Morrissey, Johnny Marr) UK Single (Fire Records) Catalog Number: blaze68t (1994), Format: 12" single #"Mrs. Washington" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) #"Can You Get to That" (George Clinton, Ernest G. Harris, Jr.) #"Winsor Dam" (Bill Goffrier, Jeff Oliphant, Steve Michener, Gary Waleik) #"Supernova Crush" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) UK Single (Fire Records) Catalog Number: blaze68cd (1994), Format: CD single #"Mrs. Washington" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 4:07 #" Ask" (Morrissey, Johnny Marr) 2:25 #"Supernova Crush" (Brouwer, Gibbs, Hurley, Hurley) 2:18 #"Winsor Dam" (Bill Goffrier, Jeff Oliphant, Steve Michener, Gary Waleik) 4:39

References

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